Haliotis fulgens
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| Haliotis fulgens | |
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| View of a shell of Haliotis fulgens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Haliotoidea |
| Family: | Haliotidae |
| Genus: | Haliotis |
| Species: | H. fulgens |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Haliotis planilirata Reeve, 1846 | |
Haliotis fulgens, commonly called green abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.[1]
Subspecies:
- Haliotis fulgens fulgens Philippi, 1845
- Haliotis fulgens guadalupensis Talmadge, 1964
- Haliotis fulgens turveri Bartsch, 1942
Description
Distribution
H. fulgens is endemic to the waters off the coast of southern California.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- ↑ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 21.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
- Geiger D.L. & Poppe G.T. (2000). A Conchological Iconography: The family Haliotidae. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. 135pp 83pls. [details]
- Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp
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